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A time ago while in prayer, the Lord began to speak an incredible word for now and the coming days. As I typed it up, I began to feel the Lord impress upon my spirit how truly important this word was and He put forth an urgency in the spirit of the time in which we have now entered into. He began to impress upon me the importance of calling a world-wide fast again for this kairos moment in time; but He would not let me share the word or call the fast in the time that I recorded the word.

I spent the next month praying about His timing and then my fiery husband, Jeremiah, came to me and said that he felt God calling for a 40-day fast that was to begin on August 26th – October 4th. There was my answer. I also did not feel led to release this word yet and felt that Jeremiah was to be the one to call the fast. After continued prayer, I feel the time is now to share the word. Jeremiah has been posting encouragements and prayer/activation focuses daily (which can be found in the “Propel Fast” tab in the categories on the right; and more info on the Propel Fasthere).

I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

“Doors of great proportion are open to usher in great waves. Do you hear them now? Do you hear their sound crashing against the shore of arrival? Do you see them rolling in? Surely, the Son’s reflection will be seen upon the surface of the deep and He will have His reward!

WHERE ARE THEY WHO WOULD CATCH THE WAVE AND RIDE UPON IT WITH ME?!

WHERE ARE THEY WHO WOULD RISE UP AND TAKE HOLD OF THIS DIVINE INVITATION TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING GREATER AND MORE ASTOUNDING THAN ANYTHING EVER SEEN?!

Do you see My Son leading the charge and leading the way? Yes, I am issuing a decree across the nations, a draft, calling on My Burning Ones to come out of their caves of isolation and the wilderness of preparation!

Now! Now is the time for the emerging and the enlisting!

My eyes search from the east to the west, the north to the south and everything in between for the ‘YES’ men whose hearts are ablaze and who are prepared to abandon it all and give their lives for the completion of this mission.

Come forth! Come out of your hiding!Come step into your purpose and fulfill your call to fulfill the deep desire of My heart!

Your weapons are on the shore of decision, awaiting their retrieval as you jump into the waters. Surely, D-Day is upon you and not a single stone will remain unturned as the waves crash upon the shores of salvation!

Are you ready? I have given you all you need to be ready…Are YOU ready?

It is bigger than you think! More vast than you know! Here come the waves!!!”

I have heard the Lord use the phrase D-Day before, particularly one year ago. I questioned then what He meant by it and began to research it; so when He spoke this phrase again to me, I had a sense of what He was declaring into the atmosphere with this word.

D-DAY: “In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated, the unnamed day on which an operation commences or is due to commence, the day on which an important operation is to begin or a change to take effect.”

I continued to research and process His phrasings, particularly in regards to military language and discovered this:

DRAFT:“Conscription is commonly known as the draft, but the concepts are not exactly the same. Conscription is the compulsory induction of individuals into the Armed Services, whereas the draft is the procedure by which individuals are chosen for conscription.”

ENLISTMENT:“An enlistment is the period of time for which one is committed to military service.” “Enlisted Soldiers are the most important part of the Army structure. They carry out orders and complete missions. As a Soldier, you will be challenged to accomplish tasks that will put your abilities to the test, and you will discover talents that you never dreamed you had.”

Beloved, we have transitioned into a kairos moment in time where God is extending the invitation to join His Army to take down demonic strongholds and principalities over people, families, cities, regions, and nations.

THE TIME FOR WAR ON INACTION IS NOW!

If you thought you could escape the draft into holiness by hiding in the shadows and caves of sin, you are gravely mistaken. This is a war over souls that we are talking about. If we are not for the Lord in everything, then we are His enemies. He is not looking for half-hearted soldiers who will bail the moment things get intense. He is looking for abandoned warriors set on completing the mission set before them…AT ANY COST. You have to be cleansed and made holy to be a part of this Army. His Holy Spirit will not flow through an unholy vessel.

His secret operation is kicking into effect. Who will commit to this time of empowerment to overthrow the kingdom of darkness?! Who will die to self that breakthrough would come not just in our own lives, but our families, government, and in the nations?!

Joel 3:9-16 (NLT)“Say to the nations far and wide: ‘GET READY FOR WAR! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack. Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears.

TRAIN EVEN YOUR WEAKLINGS TO BE WARRIORS. COME QUICKLY, all you nations everywhere. Gather together in the valley.’

And now, O Lord, CALL OUT YOUR WARRIORS! ‘LET THE NATIONS BE CALLED TO ARMS. LET THEM MARCH to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I, the Lord, will sit to pronounce judgment on them all.

SWING THE SICKLE, FOR THE HARVEST IS RIPE! COME, TREAD THE GRAPES, FOR THE WINEPRESS IS FULL. THE STORAGE VATE ARE OVERFLOWING…’

THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS ARE WAITING IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION. THERE THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL SOON ARRIVE….The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for His people, a strong fortress for the people of Israel.”

Joel 1:14-15 (MSG) says to “Declare a holy fast…get the leaders together, round up everyone in the country. Get them into God’s Sanctuary for serious prayer to God…The Strong God has arrived. This is serious business!”

Joel gives us an empowering picture of what this Army of the Lord, His Burning Ones looks like in Joel 2:1-11:

“Like dawn light moving over the mountains, a huge army is coming. There’s never been anything like it and never will be again.” … “A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; surely nothing shall escape them.” … “they charge forward like warhorses…they leap along the mountaintops…like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble, or like a mighty army moving into battle.”

Their enemies flee with terror. “They run like warriors; they climb the wall like soldiers.” … “The invaders charge. They climb barricades. Nothing stops them. Each soldier does what he’s told, so disciplined, so determined. They don’t get in each other’s way. Each one knows his job and does it. Undaunted and fearless, unswerving, unstoppable. They storm the city, swarm its defenses, loot the houses, breaking down doors, smashing windows. They arrive like an earthquake, sweep through like a tornado.

“The Lord utters His voice before His army, for His camp is very great, because strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His word…”

Truly the Harvest is Ripe! Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision, awaiting the day of their visitation unto salvation!

Who will be the warriors advancing forth, trampling foes and ransacking enemy encampments, taking back possession of what was stolen?!

Who will be the boots on the ground who refuse to quit, give in, relent, or back down to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth?!

Join us on this journey! If this is you, then welcome to the Burning Ones Army! Greater things are to come! Let us know of your commitment so we may be mutually encouraged in the faith and as Hebrews 10:38-39reminds us:

WE WILL NOT DRAW BACK IN FEAR BUT PRESS IN AND PRESS THROUGH FOR THE FULL SALVATION, HEALING, AND DELIVERANCE OF THE SOUL!!!!

It has been a great to joy to sit back and watch how God has used Katie to take over most of the encouragement this year. With what God is speaking now, I felt it necessary to share this encouragement that will help propel you to the next level in your relationship with God.

Are you in a place of weary waiting? Have you stood on the promises of God and cried out for so long and nothing seems to happen? Do you desire a change of circumstances? Are you desperate for doors to be opened? Are you hungry for new power to be released?

Do you desire to be propelled to the next level?!?!

Many may not receive this as a word of encouragement. Most will ignore it and continue in the same old way of life. Some will accept it as truth, but few will take this word of encouragement and put it into practice and be powerfully propelled into new levels with the Lord.

The principle I am going to speak of was followed by every major player in both the Old and New Testament. Moses, David, Elisha, Peter, Paul, John and so many more all followed this principle and were propelled into new levels of power when they did. It seems strange in knowing all this that anyone who truly follows Christ would be unwilling to participate in this practice. It is never easy for any of us to deny our flesh and follow in the footsteps of Christ. However, obedience will rocket us into the exponential increase that we all desire.

For those who truly desire to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, let us hear what He has to say about this great power available for all who partake in it.

Matthew 6:16 “…when youfast…”

What did He say? Is that in red? Did Jesus actually say the “F” word? Why didn’t He say “IF you fast”? Isn’t fasting just an option for true extremists?

How many of you have been in church for years and never heard anything about fasting? Obviously, this verse must be taken out of context or some obscure part that no one ever reads. I am sorry to say that this is right in the middle of probably the most famous sermon of all time “The Sermon on the Mount”. From this discourse we get, “The Beatitudes”, “The Lord’s Prayer”, “Love your enemies”, and many of the other more famous words of Jesus.

You can read the context for yourself in Matthew 6, but here is a quick refresher.

Matthew 6:3-4 “But when you give, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,that your giving may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.”

“When you give” is a passage that probably comes up regularly during offering time in the church. Here, the Father rewards the giving that is done out of a right heart. Nobody would deny these words of Jesus as being essential to growth in the Lord.

Matthew 6:6 “…when you pray,go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”

Here is another widely known passage that is followed by the Model Prayer. Everyone would affirm that it is necessary to pray and learn how to pray more and better to proceed in your walk with God. The Father who sees these prayers will reward you for the time spent praying and crying out to Him.

The passage from Matthew 6:16-18 continues in the same parallel repeating twice, “…when you fast…”. The thought is completed as verse 18 ends “your Father who sees in secret will reward youopenly.”

Surely Jesus would not put fasting on the same level as giving and praying in the essential steps to being propelled into the next level in The Kingdom. Whenever I bring up this topic, people groan and look at me like some sort of alien. “I like food too much”, or “that is too hard,” or “you are crazy”, are some of the common responses that I have received just by bringing up one or two verses as I have mentioned above. I encourage you to study fasting throughout the New and Old Testament and see the great men that walked it out and what they gained as a lifestyle of fasting with prayer out of a right heart.

If nothing else, Jesus Himself left us the perfect example. After Jesus’ baptism in Matthew 3, He was led by The Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. This was the time of testing that would prove who Jesus really was. What did Jesus do to prepare and continue to stand strong in the midst of the greatest onslaught of the enemy? At the beginning of Matthew 4, we see plainly that Jesus fasted forty days. He gave up the worldly way of gaining strength and power and took up the spiritual empowerment of fasting and prayer. Because of this, He was ready for all the enemy had to throw at Him.

Later in Matthew 17:20-21, prayer and fasting come up again as adynamite combination that allows the impossible to be accomplished through your life. So many of us want a secret formula that will help us overcome the enemy, or the secret weapon that will destroy the enemies’ hold on our lives. Here it is:

“I say to you,if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

If you need more incentive here are just some of the benefits of fasting and praying with the right heart:

Corporate Freedom (The Salvation of a City) – Jonah 3:1-10

Here an entire city, over 120,000 are saved because of repentance, fasting and prayer

2. The Healing of the Land – 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

If you study it out, the main outward expression of humbling yourself before God is fasting.

3. To Influence Government and Save a People – Esther 4:16-17

Esther, Mordecai, and the Jewish people fasted and prayed and God brought deliverance.

4. Personal Freedom and Breakthrough – Isaiah 58

This is probably the best place to view many of the numerous blessings of fasting and prayer out of a right heart.

There are many more benefits and blessings that can be found throughout Scripture if you care to study the topic further.

Before I end, I want to give a few simple definitions of fasting.

Lou Engle states “Fasting and prayer is designed to humble yourself, reveal your flesh, and purify your worship“.

David Hogan says “Fasting is a good way to get hungry“.

A personal definition that I have come up with is giving up a legitimate pleasure as a sacrifice to gain breakthrough and a deepening relationship with the Lord. We do this because we love Jesus, and He is worth it!

I want to encourage you to begin cultivating a lifestyle of prayer and fasting into your Christian walk. Every new level in my personal life has been marked by a new commitment to prayer, fasting, and spending time in The Word.

THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO INCREASE!!!

From Monday, August 26th – Friday, October 4th God has called me to consecrate a 40 day fast for several reasons not the least of which is Revival and souls for The Kingdom. I encourage you to fast one, two, or all of the three major areas that we are controlled by:

Food

Media

Sleep

Allow God to lead you into the next level of fasting that you may be propelled into the next level with Him.

A word of advice when fasting food more than three days, please study the right way not only to fast but also to break a fast. Often the world understands the health benefits of fasting better than Christians understand the spiritual benefits. Because of this, there are many websites that can aid in fasting and breaking extended fasts.

If you would like to carry on further study here are the three best books I have found on prayer and fasting;

The Atomic Power with God thru Fasting and Prayer by Franklin Hall

Shaping History through Prayer and Fasting by Derek Prince

The Jesus Fast by Lou Engle

May the Lord truly bless you as you prepare to be propelled into the next level with Him. Always remember:

I have been back in the states for a few days now, but it is still almost unreal where I have gone and what God has done with me. For me, a normal person who said “Yes, I will follow”, it is almost unbelievable what God has done. After a week, 10 teams of three and four came back with an offering to the Lord of 4,612 souls. This is not including the healing, encouragement, and freedom that was ministered to countless people, churches, and other organizations. I praise God that I was able to contribute an offering to give glory to His name!!!

As I think back to some of the most powerful encounters with what God did over the trip, I am reminded of the importance of stopping for the one. All throughout Scripture, Jesus is teaching and ministering to large crowds of people, but is frequently interrupted by the one. One person needs some special attention, healing, freedom, or salvation. When this happens, Jesus does not ignore them and continue on to minister to the crowd, but gives them as much love, compassion, and care as the large crowds. He takes the time to minister to the one.

Even though we literally saw thousands of people come to know the Lord, the most powerful times were when God brought the one. The time I felt the most powerful move of God was for one person. God orchestrated things for me to preach at an evening service in a large church. The pastor of this church had some personal problems, but had still invited me to come and speak. Before even going, I was told not to expect anyone to come forward for an invitation time because it was culture for them to commit to follow Jesus later during a personal meeting with the pastor.

As I worshipped, I felt the presence of God in a mighty way, and as I spoke the word, I was experiencing part of His heart of compassion for the people. Although it has rarely happened, God moved me to tears as I called for His lost sons and daughters to come to their Good Father. No one moved, but I knew I was here for this purpose so I continued to press in. After some time, one lone girl in pink came down and knelt at the altar. She broke the cultural expectations, in front of over 100 people, and courageously came to The Good Father. Not too long after that three more came. I was so overcome, I could not even lead them in a prayer, but left that to the translator to do. As I went down and prayed for each one, the floor was wet with the tears of the this teenage girl. She remained there weeping for the whole ministry time as we prayed for the sick. Afterwards, the over abundance of joy that was exuding out of her was evidence that she had been changed. This is why I was there, for this one girl. The others were just a bonus from God for my obedience.

You may not be called at this moment to go and evangelize on a street corner to dozens of people or preach in a church or conference to hundreds or thousands. However, you are called to the one who does not know. One neighbor, family member, friend, or co-worker is who you are called to speak to. One cashier needs to hear the Truth. One worker in a store has been prepared to receive. One person at the park is hurting and in need. That is who you are called to no matter who you are.

I encourage you today, begin to look around you for the one who is hurting, lost, in need. Pray for them, then open your mouth and speak the truth that is in you. As you are faithful to shine the light that is in you, God will be faithful to bring more to you. Never forget, at one time, you were the one that needed someone to speak the truth to you and to be shown the heart of a Good Father. May God bless you to be the one to minister His heart to the one today, this week, and for the rest of your life!!!

Matthew 18:14 So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones be lost.

Isaiah 64:4 For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.

I am The primary Initiator!!! I seek you out first!!! At the beginning, I sought you out, found you, and invited you to follow Me. This invitation is a command to put aside your will and your ways. This must be done so that you can seek Me out anew every day!

Where am I today? What am I saying and doing? Seek Me out and join Me in My work! I know it is not always easy. I know the cares, weights, and worries of this world.

Sometimes you may get off track and lose your way, your desire through discouragement and disappointment. During these times, I will seek you out again and give you new purpose and new life, with the same invitation to follow Me.

Come close to Me! Seek Me anew every day! Walk with Me today in a fresh way and receive all I have to give you. Follow Me My child!!! I love you!!!

John 21:3 “Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.”

V. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”

V. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.

V. 22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

Today, we traveled to a nearby orphanage. It was frustrating to me that it took an absurd amount of time to get there even though it was not very far away. Somehow, stopping at the store and going to the bathroom, we lost about an hour, but that is what happens traveling with a team of 40. I ended up playing Uno with some kids and talking with them the whole time.

After we got back, we went for a swim in the creek and then prepared for the youth service.

We walked back to Jubilee church where 3 hours of awesomeness took place and there were a lot of people who stepped out where they were not comfortable and shared words and prayed for people. I prayed as a father over a young girl and God touched her to the point of tears.

My brother-in-law Bryson got to share his testimony as part of the service and this touched and ministered to so many people. I could see the walls breaking down as he shared openly and honestly how God raised him from the dead both physically and spiritually and turned his whole life around to a point where I am honored to call him my brother indeed.

It looks like the weather has a possibility of delaying our flights if things do not change. Interesting with the word that I got before our trip. God did some amazing things tonight and touched many hearts.

Devotion –

Over and over, one can see men and women from the Bible being called to step out. Peter stepped out of the boat literally. In Acts, we see where Paul and His companion heal a man and the people want to sacrifice to them as gods. Paul stops them and preaches to them and then ends up getting stoned to death. God miraculously raises him from the dead, and he goes to the next town and does the same thing. Paul was willing to step out and be obedient no matter what the results. Succeed or fail, he was going to be obedient to share the good news. Every time, God asks us to step out and be obedient, He is inviting us to step up into new levels with Him.

What about you? Will you accept the invitation to step out and step up???

Challenge –

Ask Holy Spirit for the courage to step out in full obedience to Him! Ask Him to speak something challenging, and then step out and do it!!!

This past week was a whirlwind. Jeremiah and I set off for England last Monday for his sister, Tiffany’s wedding that was on Saturday. God had already laid out the schedule of what the week would look like prior to us going. We knew that we would be traveling to England, and then on the following Tuesday, I would head home alone while Jeremiah would journey on to Spain to join his father in exploratory missions there and then come home at the start of August. I must say that it is strange not having him by my side, being this is the first time we have been apart since we got married almost 1 year ago…or shall I say since our relationship began. Seeing as we started our courtship the day he left for missions in England and I did not see him for almost 3 months, and afterward was able to be with him some portion of time every day for 10 months until we married. Almost 2 years of being with my Husband every day if not all day. I suppose some would say I’m a little spoiled. However, I look at it as a blessing of the Lord.

Our time in England was full of joy, emotions, excitement, ministry and God appointments. We were able to share with and encourage many different people on the Harpenden YWAM base of the adventures God took us on this past year, as well as praying for a new friend, James. Despite wedding preparations and other things that were taking place, God made it refreshing. The wedding of Tiffany and Bryson, our new brother, was absolutely beautiful and so full of Holy Spirit, even from the rehearsals.

Beautiful Clark Wedding

We were blessed to have our good friend, Carl, from Newcastle drive down and join us at the wedding and then take us up to Newcastle to see old friends. On the way to Newcastle, we stopped by Gateway Christian Centre in Birmingham to see our 17 year old close friend, Stephen, who was missioning there. Pastor Jon Colyer had come twice in the past to the church we attended back home and brought a revival atmosphere to the church. It was great to encourage and pray for Stephen and get to see what God is doing in the church there!

That evening we attended St. Luke’s, the church we had partnered with last time in Newcastle. True to Pastor Robert’s nature, he asked us to come up impromptu to share about our travels since our last time there. I had felt the Lord prompting me to pray for Robert’s ears and He spoke to me that Jesus did not not turn away anyone that came to Him, but healed them all; so with that I was to do an invitation for healing. Jeremiah shared about our travels and then I shared about the healing that took place in India (found in our blogs, Believing Is Seeing!!! and Faith That Brings Healing.) I shared God’s word with Robert and the people, prayed for his ears and gave the invitation. About 10 people came forward for healing and we prayed for them. Each one was receiving their healing and one man, Lenny, said that he felt a healing balm running through his body as I prayed for him for strength in his body as he got older.

Whitley Bay coast

In Acts 11:24, Barnabas is referred to as a “good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith.” The Amplified Bible says he was “full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit”. The Message says that he was “enthusiastic and confident in the Holy Spirit’s ways. The community grew large and strong in the Master.” How confident are you in Holy Spirit? Are you allowing Holy Spirit to lead and guide you fully? Had I not shared what I felt Him speaking and acted in bold faith, the people at St. Luke’s would not have received their healing that night. Let this be an encouragement to you to always speak and act boldly what God is leading you to do, even if it seems crazy. God blesses us for our obedience and He also blesses others through us!!! May we always be known by Father as those who are full of Holy Spirit, bold in faith, and confident in His ways!!!